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| - Thank goodness for renovations. Garden Restaurant used to be OK, but kinda gross. Thanks to new digs, nice furniture and cutlery and a classy decor, this place has totally turned around.
It's a huge hot spot for business types during the week -- that huge office building near Chestnut is right across the street, and it's within walking distance of the University Ave. courthouse, which means Garden is a great lunch option for anyone who has ever worked there. The food choices in this area are lacking, to say the least. So many restaurants, but none of them actually any good. But I digress.
Garden is gorgeous inside, they can fit a lot of people in, yet the area is spacious enough that you don't feel squashed. The menu is typical Spadina Chinese food glammed up a bit, and prices are decent. I feel as though you're paying a little for the atmosphere, and I'm OK with doing that as long as the place is as pretty as Garden.
Definitely worth checking out if you're in the Yonge/Dundas area. It's a short walk down the street and while the food is at par with Spadina Garden at Bay, the atmosphere is way nicer which makes for an enjoyable meal.
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